John married Iva F. Fuqua, daughter of William Henry Fuqua and Emma Adeline Prather, on 9 Sep 1904 in Holdredge, Phelps County, Nebraska. (Iva F. Fuqua was born on 6 Mar 1886 in Phelps Center, Phelps County, Nebraska, died on 30 Jun 1951 in Holdredge, Phelps County, Nebraska and was buried in Prarie Home Cemetery, Holdredge, Phelps County Nebraska, Plot: C 124.)